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NGC5589

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 14:21:24.9
Declination: +35:16:14
Constellation: BOO
Visual Magnitude: 13.3

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational


Summary description: vF, S, R, np of 2
Sub-type: SBa

Corwin's Notes

===== NGC 5589 = NGC 5588, which see. Also see NGC 5579 for more on the field.

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 5589 13.1" (4/10/86): faint, round, even surface brightness. Forms a close pair and similar size with NGC 5590 located 4.8' SE.